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Facts on Traumatic Stress and Children with Developmental Disabilities [1]

NCTSN Resource

Resource Description

Provides background on developmental disabilities, statistical information regarding the incidence of trauma for this population, special characteristics of the population that may influence the incidence of trauma, possible reasons for a higher incidence of mental illness for clients with developmental disabilities, suggestions for modifying evaluation and therapy to meet the needs of this population, and suggestions for therapy.

Resource Type: 
Type: Fact Sheet
Language: 
English
Audience: 
Mental Health Professionals
Population: 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Published in 2004

Source URL:https://nctsn.org/resources/facts-traumatic-stress-and-children-developmental-disabilities

Links
[1] https://nctsn.org/resources/facts-traumatic-stress-and-children-developmental-disabilities